Is it wrong to steal food to feed your starving family?

[Bublonichronic]

Piracy is illegal in the U.S. Too downloading and seeding....just cause you say something dosent make it true

 

[Harrekin]

Piracy is illegal in the U.S. Too downloading and seeding....just cause you say something dosent make it true

Again, ChesusRice and I live in different countries.

I still pay for my downloads tho, cos it's like $50 a month for Netflix and Cable TV.

Keep trying to justify your wanton theft tho.

 

[Bublonichronic]

Where do you live that has a piracy law that says it ok to download but not seed?

 

[ChesusRice]

Where do you live that has a piracy law that says it ok to download but not seed?

NO place

 

[god1]

The use of torrents, downloading, sharing files are all processes. Seeding is a function of sharing when using torrent files. These processes are not illegal.

Content matters. If you use any process to violate copyright laws then you are stealing.

 

[Rob Roy]

So if the only options for your familys survival was either stealing or killing
Would you do it?

Sounds like a government job rationalization, "I was just doing my job".

 

[NLXSK1]

Nobody in America has starved for lack of food in the last century. Kids have starved to death because their parents were too drugged up to feed them but that isnt a resource issue. We have soup kitchens, food stamps, welfare, etc. When that runs out there are private food donation charities. NOBODY who is willing to get up off their ass has to starve in America.

When are we going to start holding people responsible for their own actions?

 

[Uncle Ben]

You're literally the most stupid person here, the rest of us might not always agree but you're just plain dumb.

Well done at being so dumb you united right and left to slate you.

Might wanna back off a bit Harr. You're coming across as bitter and angry as Bucktooth these days.

 

[Uncle Ben]

I actually respect those people more than people who try rationalise it with bullshit like "Walmart are evil".

ISIS rationalizes their homicidal deeds too using twisted text out of the Koran.

Rationalization is one of the oldest psychological defense mechanisms we all use. It's when it becomes obsessive that you need to see a shrink or in the case of ISIS, the great Allah as that drone strike takes out your sorry ass.

 

[Grandpapy]

Nobody in America has starved for lack of food in the last century. Kids have starved to death because their parents were too drugged up to feed them but that isnt a resource issue. We have soup kitchens, food stamps, welfare, etc. When that runs out there are private food donation charities. NOBODY who is willing to get up off their ass has to starve in America.

When are we going to start holding people responsible for their own actions?

I know, corporations that sell pills for the flu but you end up with snapped tendons.
Don't like it, sue them, but sue befor you spend your savings trying to keep your house.
Fuuking FDA

 

[NLXSK1]

I know, corporations that sell pills for the flu but you end up with snapped tendons.
Don't like it, sue them, but sue befor you spend your savings trying to keep your house.
Fuuking FDA

the FDA is just another corrupt political branch of the government. They pick and choose what is approved or not approved by donations and political favors. The problem with that is the FDA is part of the government and thus protected from prosecution.

 

[Uncle Ben]

I'll buy a drug approved by the FDA long before I buy from a health food store who sells products not regulated. Fraud runs deep as well in that industry with false claims of amount of the active ingredient, that some herbs from China may be tainted with herbicides and in some cases it has been reported that "Dr. Jack's Potency Pills" contained nothing more than rice powder. The health food industry is just like the cannabis industry - targeting and preying on thousands of sucker bets.

 

[NLXSK1]

I'll buy from a drug approved by the FDA long before I buy from a health food store who sells products not regulated. Fraud runs deep as well in that industry with false claims of amount of the active ingredient, that some herbs from China may be tainted with herbicides and in some cases it has been reported that "Dr. Jack's Potency Pills" contained nothing more than rice powder. The health food industry is just like the cannabis industry - targeting and preying on thousands of sucker bets.

I am not against groups like the FDA. I like Underwriter's Laboratories and what they do. I dont believe they are a government institution though. My problem with the FDA is that their approval process is not necessarily based on strictly what is good for the people and that they have immunity from any mistakes they make.

 

[bluntmassa1]

Ain't nothing wrong with stealing food if starving, but I would never need to I can fish, hunt and gather like a bastard I even know of a few edible mushrooms that grow around here only the delicacy ones fuck the nasty edible ones I found a bunch of that chicken of the woods before I knew it was worth $20 a pound!! I had a good $300 on one oak tree but next year they will be back I think even the fall they will fruit but others do for sure I got so much free time mostly just grow weed pays my bills then I fuck off and find shit to do even tried finding gem stones for a while you can't make a living on that shit but you can hit the lottery and find a rare gemstone worth millions but chances at winning the Power Ball are not far off. Lol

 

[Rob Roy]

I am not against groups like the FDA. I like Underwriter's Laboratories and what they do. I dont believe they are a government institution though. My problem with the FDA is that their approval process is not necessarily based on strictly what is good for the people and that they have immunity from any mistakes they make.

The truly free market shines thru despite the efforts of government to subdue it.

E-Bay and Amazon with their feedback / service ratings models are other examples of how reputation is important when conducting business.

Conversely , government is immune to feedback, and operates in the dark as the feedback of people doesn't really matter, if the "customers" are held captive. People are not free to seek services elsewhere when government is involved, so governments have no incentive to provide good service...and it shows.

 

[Bugeye]

Stealing and letting your family starve are both wrong. Failure with excuse is still failure.

 

[Rob Roy]

Stealing and letting your family starve are both wrong. Failure with excuse is still failure.

Refreshing perspective. Thank you.

 

[Dboi87]

There's no excuse. Shit you can donate plasma for cash on the spot. One "donation" is enough to feed a family for a week. Unless of course you go buy frozen pizzas and hot pockets. Bread eggs milk rice beans... All cheap. No excuse.

 

[Harrekin]

There's no excuse. Shit you can donate plasma for cash on the spot. One "donation" is enough to feed a family for a week. Unless of course you go buy frozen pizzas and hot pockets. Bread eggs milk rice beans... All cheap. No excuse.

Sell foodstamps for 50% of their value, buy liquor and smokes, cry that your family is starving.

AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!

 

[Bublonichronic]

You can't buy alcohol or cigarets with food stamps, and selling them is not easy, I know people who try to, once again your talkin out your ass